Berkshire Children and Families, Berkshire Museum, and Miss Hall’s School have teamed up to curate the exhibit Through the Lens: a story-based portrait series featuring youth in the Pittsfield community from Herberg and Reid Middle Schools and based on the Dear World Project. Mikala L’Hote (a recent graduate from Miss Hall’s from Pittsfield and intern at the Berkshire Museum) and Gabriela Keator (also recent MHS graduate from Lenox and an intern at Berkshire Children and Families) worked with students at Herberg and Reid, asking them the question: “What do you want your message to the world to be?” Students then were photographed, with their message painted on their arms.

The exhibit will be displayed at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts at 28 Renne Ave in Pittsfield with an opening reception on October 6, 5:00-8:00PM. For more information contact: info@berkshirechildren.org